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Exhibit	Instrument	Issuer	Jurisdiction	Issued	Quarters	Limitations	Grade
Ex. MET-DCM-042	Mandatory Face Covering Order, In re All Persons Entering Fairfax Courthouse During the COVID-19 PandemicMandatory Face Covering Order (May 18, 2020)	Circuit Court of Fairfax County	Fairfax County, VirginiaCourt	May 18, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Face-covering requirementCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. MET-SFO-062	General Order Regarding Face Coverings Required in CourthousesGeneral Order requiring all persons entering the courthouses to wear a face covering in all public areas and shared work spaces	Presiding Judge, Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara	Superior Court of California, County of Santa ClaraCourt	May 12, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Face-covering requirementCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. MET-DEN-060	Amended Joint Order 2020-05 Requiring Face Coverings in Court FacilitiesAmended Joint Order Requiring Face Coverings in Court Facilities, JO 2020-05 (July 27, 2020; original joint order issued May-June 2020)	Chief Judge, Second Judicial District, and Presiding Judge, Denver County Court (joint)	Second Judicial District and Denver County Court, ColoradoCourt	July 27, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Face-covering requirementCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. DC-023	Joint Committee Order Requiring Persons to Wear Cloth Face Coverings in Court Buildings During the COVID-19 PandemicOrder Requiring Persons to Wear Cloth Face Coverings in Court Buildings During the COVID-19 Pandemic	Joint Committee on Judicial Administration for the District of Columbia Courts	District of ColumbiaCourt	June 26, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Face-covering requirementCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. MN-048	Order Requiring Face Coverings at Court Facilities, No. ADM20-8001 (Minn. filed July 7, 2020)Order Requiring Face Coverings at Court Facilities	Minnesota Supreme Court, Chief Justice Lorie S. Gildea	MinnesotaCourt	July 7, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Face-covering requirementCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-COURTS-047	Administrative Order No. 5: Use of Face Masks/Coverings in Court FacilitiesFace coverings required for court staff, lawyers, litigants, jurors, contractors, vendors and all visitors in common and public areas of…	Chief Justice Collins J. Seitz, Jr., Supreme Court of Delaware	Supreme Court of the State of Delaware (statewide)Court	Apr. 30, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Face-covering requirementCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. SD-058	Administrative Order #6 Re: COVID-19 Pandemic Response Requiring Face Coverings, Civ. 20-1Administrative Order #6 Requiring Face Coverings	Presiding Judge Cheryle Gering; approved by the Supreme Court October 20, 2020	First Judicial CircuitCourt	Oct. 19, 2020	2020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Face-covering requirementCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-OR-018	Central Pastime, LLC v. Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission, 342 Or App 391 (Aug. 6, 2025) (A180094; OLCCV024): judicial review affirming a 72-day liquor-license suspension for failing to require employees and customers to wear face coverings on Dec. 2, 2020 (OHA July 24, 2020 guidance) and Mar. 27, 2021 (EO 20-66)In the Matter of the Full-On Premises Sales License Held By Central Pastime, LLC, dba Central Pastime, Petitioner, v. Oregon Liquor and…	Oregon Court of Appeals (Shorr, P.J., with Pagan, J., and O'Connor, J.)	OregonCourt	Aug. 6, 2025	2020 Q42021 Q1	Standing dutyFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesOther	Primary source read
Ex. IL-065	M.R. 30370, In re: Illinois Courts Response to COVID-19 Emergency (order of August 27, 2020, replacing subpart F of the March 17, 2020 order)Courthouse entry conditions: no entry without a mask or face covering; exclusion of symptomatic persons and persons under quarantine or…	Supreme Court of Illinois	IllinoisCourt	Aug. 27, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1	Face-covering requirementCourts and public officesQuarantine and isolation	Primary source read
Ex. MET-CLE-013	Court of Common Pleas COVID-19 page (Justice Center building access, health screening, face coverings, courtroom caps, jury-trial suspension) as of July 1, 2020COVID-19 \| CCCCP (court operations page)	Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas, General Division (Administrative and Presiding Judge Brendan J. Sheehan)	Cuyahoga County, OhioCourt	July 1, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Capacity limitFace-covering requirementCourts and public officesWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. FED-285	Order of the Chief Judge No. 20-078In re: Coronavirus Public Emergency - Use of Face Coverings in the Courthouses	Chief Judge Philip S. Gutierrez	United States District Court for the Central District of CaliforniaCourt	June 1, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Face-covering requirementCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. FED-302	Standing Order 20-13In re: Use of Face Coverings/Masks Due to COVID-19	Chief Judge Freda L. Wolfson	United States District Court for the District of New Jersey (Newark, Trenton, Camden)Court	May 22, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Face-covering requirementCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. NC-053	Order of the Chief Justice, 16 July 2020 (Emergency Directives 21 and 22)Order Issuing Emergency Directives 21 and 22 (face coverings in court facilities; jury trial resumption plans)	Chief Justice Cheri Beasley	North CarolinaCourt	July 16, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Face-covering requirementCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. NM-017	Supreme Court Order No. 20-8500-017In the Matter of the Use of Protective Face Coverings in New Mexico Courts During the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency	Supreme Court of New Mexico	New MexicoCourt	May 15, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Face-covering requirementCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. MET-LA-060	General Order 2020-GEN-016-00, Administrative Order of the Presiding Judge re Facial Coverings and Social Distancing (June 5, 2020)Administrative Order of the Presiding Judge re Facial Coverings and Social Distancing (2020-GEN-016-00)	Presiding Judge Kevin C. Brazile	Superior Court of California, County of Los AngelesCourt	June 5, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1	Face-covering requirementCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. IA-053	Supervisory Order, In the Matter of Ongoing Provisions for Coronavirus/COVID-19 Impact on Court Services (amended November 30, 2020)Order requiring masks of everyone entering court-controlled areas, requiring distanced scheduling of in-person hearings, encouraging remote…	Iowa Supreme Court	Iowa (all State courts)Court	Nov. 24, 2020	2020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Face-covering requirementCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. MET-CMH-030	Sixth General Order in Response to the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) Public Health Emergency, No. 20MS000603Sixth General Order in Response to the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) Public Health Emergency	Franklin County Court of Common Pleas, General Division (McIntosh, Adm. J.)	Franklin County, OhioCourt	Nov. 10, 2020	2020 Q42021 Q1	Gathering capFace-covering requirementCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. MT-060	Memorandum of the Chief Justice, December 21, 2020: Updated Judicial Branch Covid-19 ProtocolsUpdated Judicial Branch Covid-19 Protocols, December 21, 2020	Chief Justice Mike McGrath, Supreme Court of Montana	Montana (statewide judiciary)Court	Dec. 21, 2020	2020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Gathering capFace-covering requirementCourts and public officesWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. AZ-056	Administrative Order No. 2020-197Authorizing Limitation of Court Operations During a Public Health Emergency and Transition to Resumption of Certain Operations (Replacing AO…	Arizona Supreme Court	ArizonaCourt	Dec. 3, 2020	2020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Gathering capFace-covering requirementCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. MET-CIN-005	Joint Amended Administrative Order, No. M200001 (entered Sept. 25, 2020)In re: Courthouse Operations and Access Under Exigent Circumstances Created by COVID-19	Hamilton County Court of Common Pleas, General Division, and Hamilton County Municipal Court	Hamilton County, OhioCourt	Sept. 25, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Gathering capFace-covering requirementCourts and public officesWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolation	Primary source read
Ex. MET-LAS-016	Administrative Order 21-01 (Extending the 'Pause' in Response to COVID-19)Administrative Order 21-01	Chief Judge Linda Marie Bell and Chief Justice James W. Hardesty	Clark County, Nevada (Eighth Judicial District)Court	Jan. 12, 2021	2021 Q1	Gathering capFace-covering requirementCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. MET-PHX-012	Administrative Order No. 2020-152In the Matter of Restricting Physical Access to Court Facilities Used by Justice Courts Due to a Public Health Emergency and Transition to…	Superior Court of Arizona in Maricopa County, Presiding Judge	Maricopa County, Arizona (Justice Courts)Court	Nov. 5, 2020	2020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Gathering capFace-covering requirementCourts and public officesWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. TN-049	In re: COVID-19 Pandemic, No. ADM2020-00428, Order Modifying and Partially Lifting Suspension of In-Person Court ProceedingsOrder Modifying and Partially Lifting Suspension of In-Person Court Proceedings	Tennessee Supreme Court	TennesseeCourt	Feb. 12, 2021	2021 Q12021 Q2	Capacity limitFace-covering requirementCourts and public officesQuarantine and isolation	Primary source read
Ex. WI-007	Wisconsin Legislature v. Palm, 2020 WI 42, No. 2020AP765-OA, ¶¶ 3-4Emergency Order 28 is a rule requiring emergency rulemaking and is unenforceable; § 252.25 requires rulemaking before criminal penalties…	Wisconsin Supreme Court (Roggensack, C.J.)	WisconsinCourt	May 13, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Other	Primary source read
Ex. MET-MKE-026	James v. Heinrich, 2021 WI 58 (Nos. 2020AP1419-OA, 2020AP1420-OA, 2020AP1446-OA) (decided June 11, 2021)Sara Lindsey James v. Janel Heinrich; Wisconsin Council of Religious and Independent Schools v. Heinrich; St. Ambrose Academy v. Heinrich	Supreme Court of Wisconsin	Wisconsin (Dane County orders)Court	June 11, 2021	2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Schools and child careOther	Primary source read

Circuit Court of Fairfax County, Mandatory Face Covering Order, In re All Persons Entering Fairfax Courthouse During the COVID-19 Pandemic (May 18, 2020) (Ex. MET-DCM-042)
Presiding Judge, Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara, General Order Regarding Face Coverings Required in Courthouses (May 12, 2020) (Ex. MET-SFO-062)
Chief Judge, Second Judicial District, and Presiding Judge, Denver County Court (joint), Amended Joint Order 2020-05 Requiring Face Coverings in Court Facilities (July 27, 2020) (Ex. MET-DEN-060)
Joint Committee on Judicial Administration for the District of Columbia Courts, Joint Committee Order Requiring Persons to Wear Cloth Face Coverings in Court Buildings During the COVID-19 Pandemic (June 26, 2020) (Ex. DC-023)
Minnesota Supreme Court, Chief Justice Lorie S. Gildea, Order Requiring Face Coverings at Court Facilities, No. ADM20-8001 (Minn. filed July 7, 2020) (Ex. MN-048)
Chief Justice Collins J. Seitz, Jr., Supreme Court of Delaware, Administrative Order No. 5: Use of Face Masks/Coverings in Court Facilities (Apr. 30, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-COURTS-047)
Presiding Judge Cheryle Gering; approved by the Supreme Court October 20, 2020, Administrative Order #6 Re: COVID-19 Pandemic Response Requiring Face Coverings, Civ. 20-1 (Oct. 19, 2020) (Ex. SD-058)
Oregon Court of Appeals (Shorr, P.J., with Pagan, J., and O'Connor, J.), Central Pastime, LLC v. Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission, 342 Or App 391 (Aug. 6, 2025) (A180094; OLCCV024): judicial review affirming a 72-day liquor-license suspension for failing to require employees and customers to wear face coverings on Dec. 2, 2020 (OHA July 24, 2020 guidance) and Mar. 27, 2021 (EO 20-66) (Ex. DUT-OR-018)
Supreme Court of Illinois, M.R. 30370, In re: Illinois Courts Response to COVID-19 Emergency (order of August 27, 2020, replacing subpart F of the March 17, 2020 order) (Aug. 27, 2020) (Ex. IL-065)
Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas, General Division (Administrative and Presiding Judge Brendan J. Sheehan), Court of Common Pleas COVID-19 page (Justice Center building access, health screening, face coverings, courtroom caps, jury-trial suspension) as of July 1, 2020 (Ex. MET-CLE-013)
Chief Judge Philip S. Gutierrez, Order of the Chief Judge No. 20-078 (June 1, 2020) (Ex. FED-285)
Chief Judge Freda L. Wolfson, Standing Order 20-13 (May 22, 2020) (Ex. FED-302)
Chief Justice Cheri Beasley, Order of the Chief Justice, 16 July 2020 (Emergency Directives 21 and 22) (July 16, 2020) (Ex. NC-053)
Supreme Court of New Mexico, Supreme Court Order No. 20-8500-017 (May 15, 2020) (Ex. NM-017)
Presiding Judge Kevin C. Brazile, General Order 2020-GEN-016-00, Administrative Order of the Presiding Judge re Facial Coverings and Social Distancing (June 5, 2020) (Ex. MET-LA-060)
Iowa Supreme Court, Supervisory Order, In the Matter of Ongoing Provisions for Coronavirus/COVID-19 Impact on Court Services (amended November 30, 2020) (Nov. 24, 2020) (Ex. IA-053)
Franklin County Court of Common Pleas, General Division (McIntosh, Adm. J.), Sixth General Order in Response to the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) Public Health Emergency, No. 20MS000603 (Nov. 10, 2020) (Ex. MET-CMH-030)
Chief Justice Mike McGrath, Supreme Court of Montana, Memorandum of the Chief Justice, December 21, 2020: Updated Judicial Branch Covid-19 Protocols (Dec. 21, 2020) (Ex. MT-060)
Arizona Supreme Court, Administrative Order No. 2020-197 (Dec. 3, 2020) (Ex. AZ-056)
Hamilton County Court of Common Pleas, General Division, and Hamilton County Municipal Court, Joint Amended Administrative Order, No. M200001 (entered Sept. 25, 2020) (Ex. MET-CIN-005)
Chief Judge Linda Marie Bell and Chief Justice James W. Hardesty, Administrative Order 21-01 (Extending the 'Pause' in Response to COVID-19) (Jan. 12, 2021) (Ex. MET-LAS-016)
Superior Court of Arizona in Maricopa County, Presiding Judge, Administrative Order No. 2020-152 (Nov. 5, 2020) (Ex. MET-PHX-012)
Tennessee Supreme Court, In re: COVID-19 Pandemic, No. ADM2020-00428, Order Modifying and Partially Lifting Suspension of In-Person Court Proceedings (Feb. 12, 2021) (Ex. TN-049)
Wisconsin Supreme Court (Roggensack, C.J.), Wisconsin Legislature v. Palm, 2020 WI 42, No. 2020AP765-OA, ¶¶ 3-4 (May 13, 2020) (Ex. WI-007)
Supreme Court of Wisconsin, James v. Heinrich, 2021 WI 58 (Nos. 2020AP1419-OA, 2020AP1420-OA, 2020AP1446-OA) (decided June 11, 2021) (Ex. MET-MKE-026)

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